Lions

A gruesome death in South Africa's Kruger National Park highlights the dangers and cruelties of the black market in rhinoceros horn.

Take a closer look at one of Kenya's most treasured pride of lions.

Who will win this lopsided battle?

The marsupial lion has long mystified scientists. But the recent discovery of more of its fossils, including a nearly complete skeleton of the extinct beast, has revealed some of its secrets.

Suri may have been defending herself against unwanted sexual advances.

There is no animal across the Americas that has been given more names than the hemisphere's dominant hunting cat often known as the mountain lion. Here's a look at the evasive predator.

A pride of hungry lions in a South African reserve just saved the day, at least for a herd of rhinos.

What's the story behind the viral GIF of a dog and lion that appear to be "shaking hands?"

A man hunting for mammoth tusks in Eastern Siberia came across an unexpected find in the permafrost: the mummy of a cat that lived during the last ice age.

A Russian man hunting for mammoth tusks in Eastern Siberia made an unexpected discovery in September: the incredibly furry, slightly squished mummy of a cat from the last ice age.